Bible Verses About Shepherds: Watching over them by night 1 verse · 24 aspects All 57 (Ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers 9 (Searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost 7 (Their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ 5 Defending them when attacked by wild beasts 4 Of Christ as the good shepherd 4 Seeking out good pasture for them 4 Going before and leading them 3 Members of the family both male and female acted as 3 Of kings as the leaders of the people 3 Searching them out when lost and straying 3 Tenderness to the ewes in lamb, and to the young 3 Carried a staff or rod 2 Dwelt in tents while tending their flocks 2 Of God as leader of Israel 2 An abomination to the Egyptians 1 Attending them when sick 1 Early mention of 1 Had hired keepers under them 1 Knowing them 1 Numbering them when they return from pasture 1 Of ministers of the gospel 1 The unfaithfulness of hireling, alluded to 1 Usually carried a scrip or bag 1 Watching over them by night 1 Show all 25 Verses on Watching over them by night Luke 2:8¶ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.